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Recent Examples of disinclination On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign. Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025 There seems to be a disinclination on the part of most Republican senators to oppose the president's nominees. Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025 Members praise – and sometimes complain about – his willingness to listen and his disinclination toward conflict. Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 Horowitz’s disinclination to pay his bills has inspired complaints over the years, some on legal stationery. Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for disinclination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinclination
Noun
  • The reluctance to delegate is understandable.
    Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This is compelling in its own right, as the current practice facility (Joe Craft Center) was built in 2007 and athletics director Mitch Barnhart's reluctance to erect a new one was a catalyst in coach John Calipari's departure.
    Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Local Housing Restrictions Could Have National Political Impacts Opposition to private market-rate housing development remains strong among some progressives in New York, Los Angeles, and other cities, rooted in distrust and dislike of for-profit developers.
    Richard McGahey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Clifton Powell has once again spoken candidly about his issues with Spike Lee, doubling down on past remarks while stressing that his criticism is rooted in business and not personal dislike.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Foreign perpetrators have been linked to previous acts intended to incite hatred.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cornell students, alumni and other Reddit users have largely expressed their distaste for the incident.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • At a single, two-minute dinner, Hermann Kafka smashes a cockroach while denigrating his son’s engagement to Felice Bauer before reiterating his distaste for Franz’s writing.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Disinclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinclination. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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